No dealer may purchase wild ginseng or other protected plants if the person knows it was cut, dug, rooted up or gathered at some time other than the harvest season established pursuant to this Act. No dealer may purchase ginseng if the dealer knows that the vendor does not have a valid license or that the vendor has violated this Act or a rule promulgated pursuant to this Act.
525 ILCS 20/2d
Purchase with Knowledge
Known as the Ginseng Harvesting Act
The act spans §§ 525-20-0-01 to 525-20-6 (19 sections).
P.A. 83-680.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.